Anchor Beacon Line Array User Manual

Beacon® Sound System Owners Manual

A Message from the President

Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio sound system, the choice of thousands
of satisfied customers including the White House, prestigious universities, school
districts nationwide, police and fire departments, and all branches of the U.S. Military.
Our products are made of the finest materials and built with pride in the U.S.

We’ve incorporated the latest technology into your sound system yet kept it simple to
use. Just take a few minutes to review this manual to ensure the maximum enjoyment
of your Anchor system. Or, you can view a demonstration video complete with a trouble
shooting section at www.anchoraudio.com.

Feel free to call our friendly customer support staff at 1-800-ANCHOR1
with any questions. We love to hear from our customers.

Janet Jacobs, President
on behalf of all Anchor employees

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 1

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / LINE ARRAY TOWER / BACK PANEL .............................................. 2

TRAVEL DOLLY / CONTROLLING FEEDBACK ............................................................................. 3

USING THE BUILT-IN MP3 / OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER ......................... 4

OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER ......................................................... 5

CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY ................................................................................................... 6

iMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................ 7

HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR SOUND SYSTEM? / TECHNICAL SPECS ....................................... 8

MADE IN USA

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

GETTING STARTED

Please check your new unit carefully for any
damage which may have occurred during shipment.
Each Anchor product is carefully inspected at the
factory and packed in specially designed boxes for
safe transport.
Notify the freight carrier immediately of any damage
to the shipping box or product. Repack the unit
in the original box and wait for inspection by the
carrier’s claim agent. Notify your dealer of the
pending freight claim.

NOTE: All damage claims must be made with freight carrier!

RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE
OR REPAIR

For service or repair, please contact the dealer
you purchased your system from or visit
www.AnchorAudio.com to fill out an
RA

(Return Authorization)

still under warranty, you will receive an RA Number
with instructions to follow. All shipments to Anchor
Audio must include an RA number and must be
shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments and shipments
without an RA number will be refused and returned
at your expense.

IMPORTANT: Save the shipping box & packing materials,

they were specially designed to ship your unit!

The Beacon Sound System comes with a six year warranty,

and all Anchor Audio batteries, CD/MP3, and wireless come

with a two year warranty.

form. If your system is

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BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION

NOTE: Fully Charge Batteries Before First Use!

1. Remove Travel Dolly

(below)

2. Set all Input Levels to minimum & Tone Controls to flat

(middle)

setting

3. Plug wired microphone into the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jacks
and/or any audio source into the LINE-IN jacks

4. Switch POWER to ON, Power ON LED will light

5. Slowly increase Level Controls for active Input Jacks
to desired volume

6. Adjust Tone Controls for desired sound quality

IMPORTANT: Make all connections with shielded cables to avoid

hum, buzzing or interference.

OPENING BEACON LINE ARRAY

1. Open Array latches

2. Grasp handle and remove Array from base

3. Turn Array over and place on top of base

4. Close Array latches

5. Slowly flip Array Tower up until locked

securely into place

IMPORTANT: Latches MUST be locked and grill MUST

face forward for system to work!

CLOSING BEACON LINE ARRAY

1. Turn POWER to OFF

2. Fold Array in half (apply slight pressure)

3. Open latches and remove folded Array

4. Turn Array over grasp handle and slide into base

5. Close Array latches

(page 3)

and open Line Array

combined output of all active system inputs.

Balanced XLR – low impedance, for balanced mic,

Unbalanced 1/4” – high impedance, for unbalanced

BACK PANEL OF BEA-7500MU2

MP3 PLAYER

(see page 4)

WIRELESS RECEIVERS

(see page 4)

LINE OUT – OUTPUT JACK

Balanced 1/4” & Dual RCA provide a

Record your presentation or connnect to

another powered sound system.

UNIVERSAL MIC – INPUT JACKS

powers condenser-type mics.

mics, no phantom power.

USB DC OUT -12V 500 mA

To charge/power external device

- 5V 500 mA

DC OUT

To charge/power external device

AC POWER CORD INLET

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

LINE IN – INPUT JACKS

The 1/8 (3.5mm) jack is used to hook
up a portable CD player, iPod, laptop
or other external audio source.

Dual RCA unbalanced inputs can
be used for daisy-chaining together
multiple Beacon speakers.

LINE IN LEVEL CONTROL

TONE CONTROLS – BASS/TREBLE

MICROPHONE LEVEL CONTROLS

VOICE OVER BUTTON

Reduce Line and CD Input levels by 12dB
when using microphones allowing speakers
to be heard over background music.

ON = Button In OFF = Button Out

CHARGE STATUS LEDS

Green - Charge complete

Amber - Charge nearly complete

Red - Charging has begun

Battery Empty LED

Red - charge battery immediately

Power On LED

Green - power on

POWER SWITCH

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RETRACTABLE HANDLE
(CLOSED)

TOP BRACKET

BOTTOM BRACKET

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

CORRECT SYSTEM PLACEMENT WRONG SYSTEM PLACEMENT

CONTROLLING FEEDBACK

Feedback, a howling noise or shrill sound, is self-generated by the sound system. It’s caused by
a microphone picking up the sound coming from the speaker and then re-amplifying it. Once a
feedback loop starts, it continues until the system is adjusted.

FEEDBACK CAUSES

• Microphone too close, pointing towards
or in front of speaker

• Volume setting is too loud for room

• Sound reflecting off hard surfaces

AVOIDING & ELIMINATING FEEDBACK

• Point microphone in a different direction

• Keep microphone away from the speaker

• Place speaker in FRONT of the microphone

• Reduce the sound system volume levels

CAUTION: Feedback can damage your equipment & may be hazardous to hearing.

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